Wisconsin January Education Event

Demystifying SMM and Making a Case to Stakeholders Lisa Meller, CMP, CIS, CED

Now that the holidays are over are you ready to start the year off the strategically? Come and join us on January 10 at the Great Wolf Lodge in the Wisconsin Dells and hear Lisa Meller talk about Strategic Meeting Management.

In this session Lisa will help us break down strategic concepts into actionable ideas that you can put into action to improve performance and cost savings. Everyone will benefit from this strategic session by learning from a third party corporate planner to make the case and have a positive impact on your organization.

Bring the family with and make it a long weekend. The Great Wolf Lodge has one of the best indoor waterparks in the Wisconsin Dells.

Don’t forget to visit one of our complimentary 101 sessions before lunch!

MPI 101Are you new to MPI or would like to learn more about MPI and how to get involved? MPI 101 is the right place for you to be! New and veteran members welcome! Join us before lunch for this complimentary informative session!CMP 101This 90 minute session will provide an overview of these domains; Strategic Planning, Financial Management, Site Management, Marketing and Stakeholder Management.The session will include presentations on the above topics, as well as handouts and sample test questions only available to session attendees.

Demystifying SMM and Making a Case to Stakeholders

Strategic Meeting Management (SMM) sounds great in theory, but from the pitch to implementation there seems to be a disconnect and a misconception about how simple steps can make a major impact on the organization. In this engaging, workshop-style session, Lisa will help you break down the concepts into actionable ideas that you can put into action to improve performance and cost-savings. Industry suppliers and planners alike will benefit from this strategic session by learning from a third-party corporate planner to make the case and have a positive impact on your organization.

Attendees of this session will:

Identify what the stakeholders want and how to approach them.

Develop a simple set of steps to increase efficiency and decrease cost at your organization.

Build an effective case of success from the communication to adoption.

Speaker Bio:

Lisa Melleris an award-winning event corporate and association event strategist with leadership skills and experience in strategic event design, policy, project management, sourcing, execution and analysis. Engaging, energetic, and enthusiastic about the MICE industry, she advocates for best practices in event management for rewarding experiences. She has been a third-party full service event management entrepreneur and business leader in the industry since 2003 and is a Past President for MPI Orange County. Formerly Director of Worldview Events North America, she is now Managing Director for Meller Performance Events Group She was awarded MPIOC’s 2104 Meeting Planner of the Year, 2016 Worldview Travel Chairman’s Award, and is a 2018 Successful Women in Meetings award recipient for Industry Leadership. She holds professional credentials as a Certified Meeting Planner, Certified Incentive Specialist, and Certified Exhibition Manager. She also earned her Green Belt certification in Lean Six Sigma for Meetings in 2018 and in Event Design. On a personal note, she is the current US Masters Diving reigning champion for Springboard & Platform diving. Her passion for excellence and her enthusiasm for life is shared with those she touches